The point made by the jolly colonels is that the nature of warfare has fundamentally changed, and that brainpower armed with 21st-century technology has moved to center stage. Leaflets and loudspeakers remain but have been joined by the Internet and computer trolls. We might note some dark humor of our own: “No danger is greater than a high IQ wi

In addressing the issue of influence, Qiao and Wang humorously described the ideal valorous soldier of the People’s Liberation Army of the future: “The era of ‘strong and brave soldiers who are heroic defenders of the nation’ has already passed. In a world where even ‘nuclear warfare’ will perhaps become obsolete military jargon, it is

position with no shots fired. Attacks launched on the battlefield beyond the battlefield would target an enemy’s databases, computer systems, infrastructure, communication networks, and ultimately public opinion. This capability is aimed both verbally—and non-verbally—at hobbling an enemy. The target of the battlefield beyond the battlefield